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Culture and Festivals

Crop Over

Crop Over Festival is a centuries old tradition that dating back to the late 1700’s that donors the end of the sugar cane season, the six-week festival celebrates all that is Bajan with dusk till dawn parties, arts and crafts markets and a culinary-driven street fares.

The festival culminates with Grand Kadooment Day which celebrates the end of Crop Over early August, where Masquerade Bands make their way to Spring Garden highway with revellers dressed in sequin costumes decorated with colourful feathers, jewels and bright accents; dancing behind music trucks and moving bars. The finale of Crop Over's events makes this the island's most exciting day of the year. As you will hear Bajans say: “Crop Over it sweet fuh days!"